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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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